# Under Capricorn (1949)

> In colonial Australia, a visiting Irishman becomes entangled in the damaged marriage and buried history of a wealthy ex-convict and his alcoholic wife.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2416

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding, Margaret Leighton, Cecil Parker, Denis O'Dea, Jack Watling, Harcourt Williams
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042004/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, melancholic, oppressive, classic cinema night, alfred hitchcock marathon

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